An Educational Advisor : The Field Of Education

As children we have many goals and dreams. Eventually, the time comes when we have to make a career decision based on our interests and goals. The choices that we make now will have a lasting effect on our lives. Like most college students I have explored many career options, but I am always lead back to the education field. Teachers have a very difficult job because they have the power to shape and inspire our future nation. Although that can be an intimidating and often scary thought, it also gives me inspiration to move ahead in pursuing my goal of becoming a teacher. I have always had a passion for children. There is nothing like watching a child grow and watching their

Even though I volunteered in different schools, I never had the opportunity to ask about the real feelings of a teacher. During the interview, I learned that there is more than just teaching in becoming a teacher. This is because she told me how one of her hesitation on becoming a teacher is the time one dedicates for the job. She told me that when one is teacher, one must prepare lesson plans, come to school early to prepare for the day, and even stay longer to grade papers. She said that her typical day starts at 7:30 am to prepare materials and school instruction starts from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm. Then, even though the class ends already, she needs to create lesson plans for the entire week. She said that all these things are part of a teacher’s job, but they do not get paid to do these things. Therefore, I learned that being a teacher is not easy because there are a lot of extra responsibilities beyond the job description and that being a teacher extend beyond the classroom. Additionally, her answer made me reflect on whether I want a job, where I have to work more than the “work hours.” However, despite this workload, what amazes me was when she said that if she could go back, she would still choose to be a teacher because of her passion to make a difference in the lives of the

Some people might like education, others might dread it and really don’t see a reason to continue learning about it. Today, for teachers and professors it’s easy to them to tell how the education they teach is effective for an individual student. As we know, education is being taught at school, home, and a little of both. For America today, most children attend preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school, and college. Depending on the pupil's career choice, it can take up to 20 or more years completing their schooling system, Usually, during the middle and or high school years in America, professors teach you valid things pupils will be using in life.

When choosing ones profession there are always two important questions to ask yourself. Is it what you love doing, and is the pay going to be enough to support you. For me the second question has never had much of an impact on my decision, along with most others who are educators or wish to become one. Teaching is not a job that one chooses to be rewarded by the pay. It is a job that is chosen for the rewarding feeling of knowing that it is the most effective, and most enjoyable way one can change the world; therefore, if teachers are noble enough to sacrifice such a huge aspect just to better our future generations, then don’t you think they should be paid what they deserve?

Education should not only be looked at as attending college and passing exams to succeed in school. It should be seen more as the complete development of one's personality, intellectual development, and moral evolution. The system tells everyone to learn the same material, even if the students are bored and even if they’re sleeping during class. In the article “Against School”, John Taylor Gatto states, “teachers didn’t seem to know much about their subject and clearly weren’t interested in learning” (Gatto). This shows the teachers and the students disconnect from the context because either it’s irrelevant or not being taught in inspiring ways.

Going into the field experience, I wanted to become a teacher. As the weeks went on, I started questioning if this is what I really wanted to do. Teachers spend hours coming up with lesson plans and going to meetings. They also have to find ways to make lessons fun so the students pay attention. I realized that teachers also have to put up with a lot of students and it is hard for them to not yell and get frustrated. Just observing the teacher and how she handles the class seems really stressful and tiring. Even though teachers go through a lot, there is also a positive side to it.

This argumentative essay is about how people are lucky to have an education and that it is needed. First of all, many kids dislike school, but it is a very important part of one’s life and is necessary to be successful (claim one). My second claim is that many parts of the world don’t have education, and even less classrooms. Last of all, even though that have a education most of the time it is not proper because of the fact they can’t pay to have a proper education (Claim three).

There are several scholars in various institutions who are deeply concerned with how education is being delivered in American institutions. As a matter of fact, they consider that the American system of education is broken -even dead. In particular, Tony Wagner last January 2015 released a documentary titled Most Likely to Succeed, in which he explores the question how to better prepare students for the 21 century. He radically asserts that the school’s role of transmitting academic knowledge is obsolete and that in today’s world skills, disposition and motivation matters more than knowledge (Wagner, 2015). Although this might be true, knowledge, skills, and embodied learning experience are not mutually exclusive. Furthermore, when knowledge is combined with a learning experience that is fully integrated, its power is profoundly transformative. On the other hand, Sir Ken Robinson in his speech at The RSA in How to Change Education describes the relevance of changing education from the ground up. He proposes going back to basics, not on the matter of subjects, but to redefining its purpose and revitalizing the connection between educators and students. I believe students are demanding a different approach to education, they feel something is missing and, alas, they are looking for it outside College’s campuses. Pew’s statistics state that students when asked to how do they prepare themselves for the labor force, half of all college graduates say gaining more

I am not one of those people that knew absolutely for sure from age five that they wanted to be a teacher. I have thought about many different professions during my educational career and have changed my mind at times in deciding the best route to take. However, teaching has always been something I knew I would enjoy doing. I would often tell my teachers in school that I would like to be an educator, but this statement usually left me with looks of shock and responses that I could achieve so much more in my life. I would find myself very confused; wondering why these people picked a profession they believed to be so unimportant and meaningless. Regardless of their objections, I have continued to want

I elected to travel the Road to Teaching to find happiness and fulfillment in my career. I currently work in banking as a loan assistant and while I am highly capable and successful in my current career I came to the realization that I was not fully satisfied with my profession. I simply do not love my job. I feel that my current job will never give me complete satisfaction. It was at the funeral of my high school mathematics professor, Mr. David Smith, that I realized that I needed a change. I did not want to become someone who is merely complacent with their job and settles for a career that is unfulfilling. I want to wake up most mornings excited to go to work and I believe that teaching is the right fit for me. I sincerely hope

Education is a very important aspect of the lives of all people all over the world. What we learn, not just in the classroom, shapes who we are. We take our education everywhere we go. We use it when talking to our buddies about sports or music, we use it while solving a math problem, we use our education while debating with our family whether or not we should watch TV or go to the movies. Our education is the foundation of who we are, since every decision we make and every thought we think is dependent on what we know. Imagine how different the world would be if everyone craved learning to such a degree that at lunch tables all over the world the topic of conversation isn't who likes who, or how drunk

Personally, I have always loved the idea of becoming a teacher. Teachers have the ability to master a subject and give this information to future generations and spark an interest in the subject for students. Unfortunately, others around me have not been extremely supportive of the idea of becoming a teacher. Coming from a traditional nuclear family, education is seen as more of a feminine profession and not an area that the male of the family should strive to enter. Although men can be extremely successful within the field, I was never influenced to go after my original dreams and become a teacher. I have individuals in my family that have been, or are currently, teachers and

Even so, my selected career is nursing; I have education as my second option. I consider myself as somebody that always wants to be the leader, a person that enjoys taking care of others. I really love kids, and for me is exciting every time that I have to work with them. One of the reasons that I choose to nurse is because I love health care and the hospital environment. But if one day, I decide to change my decision and become a teacher, I think that I will be happy with it, because it’s also something that I enjoy to do. For instance, helping kids with their lunch, making them sleep, and others were the most time-consuming activities that I did during my field experience. Every day I was exciting to get in the class with them; kids are

When I was in high school all of my teachers used to tell me “If I didn’t enjoy teaching I wouldn’t do it”. I always understood that they had a passion for teaching and for teenagers. They would always tell stories about their teenage years in order to show us why they push us so hard to do our best. They wanted us to succeed and to go off to a good job or a good college. They always believed in us and supported us in whatever way possible, whether we needed help with homework or someone to talk to. They were the model of what I want to look like when I become a teacher, whether it’s with teenagers or children it doesn’t matter to me. I want to be that voice that’s always pushing them, saying that I know that they can do it. Teaching is a hard profession with standards and students that don’t seem to care about their grades or their life. There are late nights and days of doing nothing but lesson planning along with endless amounts of homework to grade. Teaching is a hard profession that you will need discipline, patience, and flexibility to deal with. It is, however, one I feel prepared to handle.

Some people work in their particular field because they have a genuine love for their occupation. Despite making very little money some teachers stay with that chosen career for a lifetime. These people are not choosing the small salary, but rather are choosing a career that they feel has value and is something they love doing. On the other hand some professions do provide a lot of money and yet people do them because they care about the work they are doing. For some people a job is enjoyable